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Doctor Strange, Hulk, Silver Surfer, and Namor were among the initial Defenders team members. In 1971, they made their initial appearance in Marvel Feature #1. 1)
The Defenders, like the Avengers and X-Men, are a supergroup of Marvel's superheroes.2)
All of the original members banded together to combat the alien techno-wizard Yandroth, and they remained as a unit after that. 3)
Despite continuous members Hulk and Doctor Strange, the Defenders comic line was revamped with new characters after 1972. Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Nighthawk, and Gargoyle were among the newcomers. 4)
In 1973, Valkyrie was introduced as a new member in issue #4. According to Steve Englehart, she will give the supergroup some texture. 5)
Jessica Jones is a significant part of the squad in Netflix's The Defenders. In the comics, however, she was not a member of the squad at all. 6)